Visibility and control:Two key words in MRO's future

摘要

There's plenty of opportunity to enhance visibility and control in MRO at all stages of the supply chain. The expected outcome is greater responsiveness in an age that's increasingly intolerant of downtime as well as lower inventory and costs. While we're a long way from these end points, there is a path. Earlier this year, the New Jersey chapter of ISM sponsored an online discussion of where vis-ibility and control are in MRO practices. Participants were Ron Fijalkowski, senior vice president at MRO specialist SDI, and Andrew Kelly, chief commercial officer at IoT supplier BoxLock. Bob Trebilcock, executive editor of Modern Materials Handling, was the moderator. The following is condensed and edited for clarity and brevity.